Definition of 'fester'. fester. If you say that a situation, problem, or feeling is festering, you disapprove of the fact that it is being allowed to grow more unpleasant or full of anger, because it is not being properly recognized or dealt with. Resentments are starting to fester.
The correct way to address a Brigadier General named Mr. Jones is General Jones, or written as BG Jones. In formal situations, a Brigadier General should always be addressed by their full rank. Basic pay for an entry-level Brigadier General with 2 or less years of experience is $8,264.40 per month.
A brigadier-general is the lowest rank of General Officer, the Army and Air Force equivalent of a Naval flag officer. A brigadier-general is senior to a colonel or naval captain, and junior to a major-general or rear admiral. The rank title brigadier-general is still used notwithstanding that brigades in the army are now commanded by colonels. Until the late 1990s brigades were commanded by brigadier-generals.